SecureEasySetup
SecureEasySetup, or SES is a proprietary technology developed by Broadcom to easily set up wireless LANs with Wi-Fi Protected Access. A user presses a button on the wireless access point, then a button on the device to be set up (printer, etc.) and the wireless network is automatically set up.
This technology has been succeeded by the industry-standard Wi-Fi Protected Setup. However, Wi-Fi Protected Setup was recently broken and has been shown to be easily breakable with brute-force attacks.
References
Stephen Lawson (Jul 26, 2005) Linksys Simplifies Wireless Security, IDG News Service
Glenn Fleishman, (January 12, 2005) Under the Hood with Broadcom SecureEasySetup, wifinetnews.com
Rob Squires (9 January 2005) Broadcom, HP close wi-fi security hole, The Inquirer
Security Now!, Episode 335, recorded January 9, 2012: WiFi Protected (In)Security http://www.grc.com/sn/sn-335.htm
External links
Broadcom: SecureEasySetup
Linksys: What is SecureEasySetup?